Medical Daycare Unit
The Medical Daycare Unit at St. Michael’s provides comprehensive outpatient care for a wide range of cancers including breast, colon and lung cancer, non-acute hematological cancers, Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary as well as disorders of the blood. We offer many different types of treatment and supportive therapies depending on the patient’s needs including chemotherapy, iron infusions, transfusions and others.
Care is provided by an interprofessional team of cancer specialists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, a drug access navigator, physiotherapists and dietitians, who are all experienced in providing care to cancer patients. We also arrange palliative and psychiatric consults for patients through the Medical Daycare Unit.
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Location
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, ON
M5B 1W8
The main entrance is located near Queen St. East and Victoria St. The Bond St. entrance is not open to the public at this time.
8th Floor
Peter Gilgan Tower
Contact
Phone: 416-864-5222
Fax: 416-864-5273
Hours
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Patients
You must receive a referral from your health-care provider to access this service.
Resources
Preparing for your first visit
Guides for managing your symptoms
The guides are filled with easy to understand, practical tips for what you can do and when to get help from your healthcare team. Please note that information in the guides is not medical advice. Please discuss your side effects and symptoms with your health care team.
- Fatigue
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Loss of appetite
- Shortness of breath
- Mouth problems
- Fever
There are several language translations of the Symptom Management Guides on the Cancer Care Ontario website. To access these guides visit the Cancer Care Ontario website. Also visit the Your Symptoms Matter tool on the Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) website.
COVID-19 and Cancer
We know that these are unprecedented times and you may have a lot of questions. Here are some resources provided by Cancer Care Ontario:
Health-care Providers
Referrals can be faxed to 416-864-3055. We will triage and direct the referral to the appropriate hematologist or oncologist in our practice within one to two business days of receipt. We aim to see medically urgent referrals within two weeks. Please include patient demographics and all relevant laboratory results, pathology reports, consult notes and imaging with the referral to allow us to assess urgency. For patients who have not had their imaging done at St. Michael’s, please ensure patients bring a copy of the CD with all of the imaging to their appointment.